St. Louis

Department of Veterans Affairs Project Labor Agreement Survey For St. Louis VA Medical Center Due July 17

0 July 14, 2015  Federal Construction

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction and Facilities Management has issued a survey requesting information from the contracting community about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal contract for site improvements and rehabilitation of the VA Medical Center in St. Louis. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit […]

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Veterans Affairs PLA Survey for St. Louis VA Medical Center Project Due Dec. 27

0 December 21, 2012  Federal Construction

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction & Facilities Management issued a six question survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the large-scale construction of Clinic and Tenant Buildings at the Jefferson Barracks Division VA Medical Center in St. Louis. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting […]

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Domestic Dispute in Big Labor’s House

1 January 20, 2010  State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

Despite the special interest handouts to Big Labor by politicians supported by construction trades unions at the local, state and federal level, trouble’s brewing in the fragile house of Big Labor.  A TruthAboutPLAs.com reader sent me this sensational letter from Terry Nelson, executive secretary treasurer of the Carpenters’ Disctrict Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity. Nelson is outraged that […]

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